Personnel Selection

Question 1

What does the job involve and what qualifies a person to perform it effectively?

Answer 1

• process
• job analysis
  observation
  interview
  questionnaire
  KSAO’s
  Knowledge
  Skills
  Abilities
  Other Characteristics

Question 2

How do we measure the psychological construct of interest for selection (KSAO)?

Answer 2

interview - past behaviors, intentions
cognitive ability tests - mental functioning intelligence
personality tests - personality traits
assessment centers - behaviors in job like situations
physical ability tests - strength, aerobic capacity, agility
integrity tests - honesty

Question 3

What are fluid (Gf) and crystallized intelligence (Gc)?

Answer 3

Fluid Intelligence: abilities that make you a flexible and adaptive thinker in processing novel information

Crystallized Intelligence: ability to apply knowledge you have acquired through life experience and education

Question 4

mechanics vs. pragmatics?

Answer 4

Mechanics: the basic, physiologically determined functions of the brain (similar to fluid intelligence)

Pragmatics: accumulated knowledge and skills (similar to crystallized intelligence)

Question 5

What are Personality tests?

Answer 5

characteristic pattern of behavior or a disposition to feel and act in a certain way.
Stable traits across time and situations

Question 6

What are the big 5 personality factors?

Answer 6

• conscientiousness (careful)
• emotional stability (stress)
• extraversion (energized socially or naaahh)
• agreeableness (people oriented or nnaaahhhhh)
• openness to experience (aware of feelings)

Question 7

what is the difference between a structured and unstructured interview?

Answer 7

A structured interview is one in which a particular set of predetermined questions are prepared by the interviewer in advance.
Unstructured interview refers to an interview in which the questions to be asked to the respondents are not set in advance.

Question 8

What is Behavior Description Interview (BDI)? Give an example.

Answer 8

Focus on previous behavior rather than the hypothetical. Tell me about a time when..

Question 9

What are the common issues of issues?

Answer 9

• poor prediction
• primary effects
• contrast effects
• negative information bias
• similar- to me effect
• halo effect
• interviewee appearance

Question 10

What are the leaderless group scoring?

Answer 10

• direction
• logic
• sensitivity

Question 11

What are the issues with employment testing?

Answer 11

Biases
Discrimination
- resume reviews
-interviews
- physical ability tests
- cognitive ability tests

Question 12

What are the 6 retention models of employee turnover?

Answer 12

1. Rational Decision
   - movement desirability (job satisfaction)
   - case of movement (job alternative)
2. Intermediate linkage model
   - withdrawal cognition and behavior
3. Expanded Turnover Model
   - labor market condition
4. Turnover Unfolding Process
   - gradual or abrupt change
5. Turnover and Control
   - decision control
6. Stages of Leaving

Question 13

What are 10 skills missing from Gen Z?

Answer 13

• creativity
• curiosity
• innovative
• adaptability
• leadership
• emotional intelligence
• critical thinking
• communication
• collaboration
• persistent
• personal integrity

Question 14

What is Gen Z?

Answer 14

born 1993 - onwards
terrorism and recession
growing income gap
competitive